Indian Festivals and Holidays in 1996

January

1 - New Year's Day Mon

15 - Makar Sankranti (Kite Flying Day) Mon

23 - Shree Ganesh Jayanti Tue

26 - Republic Day Fri

30 - Mahatma Gandhi Commemoration Day Tue

February

17 - Mahashivratri Sat

21 - Ramzan Id Wed

March

5 - Holi Tue

20 - Gudi Padava Wed

28 - Ramnavami Thu

April

1 - Mahavir Jayanti Mon

5 - Good Friday Fri

7 - Easter Sunday Sun

14 - Dr Ambedkar's Birthday Sun

19 - Shivaji Jayanti Fri

29 - Bakri-Id Tue

May

1 - Labour Day, Maharashtra Day Wed

3 - Buddha Purnima Fri

28 - Muharrum Tue

June

No major festivals

July

27 - Ashadi Ekadashi Sat

29 - Id-E-Milad Mon

30 - Guru Purnima Tue

August

15 - Independence Day Tue

19 - Nagpanchmi Mon

28 - Raksha Bandhan Wed

September

5 - Janmashtami, Teacher's Day Thu

16 - Ganesh Chaturthi Mon

26 - Anant Chaturdashi Thu

October

2 - Gandhi Jayanti Wed

21 - Dassera Mon

November

10 - Diwali (Laxmi Puja) Sun

11 - Diwali (New Year) Mon

12 - Bhau-Bij Tue

14 - Children's Day (Nehru's Birthday) Thu

25 - Guru Nanak Jayanti Mon

December

25 - Christmas Wed